Wednesday, November 7, 2012

ALBUQUERQUE TURKEY

Hey, I’ve been so
busy with the election and standards that I almost forgot about one of the BEST
days of the year!Yep!Thanksgiving!Food, family, and a time to be grateful!Your children will LOVE this book and
song about grateful Albuqueque Turkey!

Albuquerque
Turkey

(Tune:“My Darlin’ Clementine” – HAPPY EVERYTHING
CD)

Albuquerque is a
turkey(Put
hands on hips like wings.)

And he’s feathered
and he’s fine.

And he wobbles and
he gobbles(Strut
and wiggle.)

And he’s
absolutely mine.

He’s the best pet
you can get,(Pretend
to stroke a turkey’s head.)

Better than a dog
or cat.

He’s my
Albuquerque turkey,

And I’m awfully
proud of that.

Albuquerque is a
turkey,

And he’s happy in
his bed.(Lay
hands on palms as you smile.)

Cause for our
Thanksgiving dinner,

We’ll have pizza
pie instead!(Palm
up in the air like a pizza.)

Thanks to Martha Shehan for making this adorable book to go with the song.

Tie Turkey
– Make your own Albuquerque turkey for your classroom.Cut out the body, head, and feet of a
turkey and staple to a bulletin board.Have children bring in old ties from home and pin around the back of the
body to resemble feathers.

Handprint
Turkey – This idea is old as the hills, but it will be new to the children
in your classroom.Have children
place their hand on a sheet of paper extending all the fingers.Trace.Children turn the thumb into the head of the turkey and
color the other fingers to look like feathers.Add legs, and there’s your turkey!You can also do this with paint.Paint brown paint on the child’s palm, red on the thumb, and
a different color on each finger.Press firmly on a sheet of paper.Add legs and other details.

Turkey Glyph – Give each child a cut out of a turkey body. Provide them with paper feathers in the following colors. Children can add feathers to their turkey according to the foods they plan to eat for their Thanksgiving Dinner: